Welcome to Planet Comic Book Radio.

Planet Comic Book Radio (PCBR) is a weekly podcast hosted by American comic book creator Javier Hernandez. The show airs live every Tuesday at 5:00 pm PST from the Digital Business and Design College in El Monte, California with support from the Nuvein Foundation. The show is a podcast on PerspectiveRadio.com and is archived weekly at the show's official site, PlanetComicBookRadio.com

The main focus of the show is dedicated to independent comic book creators but the show also discusses the vast culture of comic books, such as creators from the past or comic book films, and the influence of comics on the rest of pop culture. The show first aired on November 20, 2007. On January 13, 2007, The show held a tribute to creator Bill Mantlo, with interviews from Mantlo's brother Michael and creator David Yurkovich who had recently written the book Mantlo, A Life In Comics.

About Javier Hernandez

Javier Hernandez (born April 23, 1966) is an American artist, comic book creator, and radio host from Whittier, California. Perhaps best known for creating the popular series, El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie, the majority of his works are published through his privately-owned imprint, Los Comex.

He began self-publishing in February 1998 and for the past ten years has exhibited at comic book conventions, book fairs, art festival, and has made numerous appearances at comic book shops. He has also been a member of several creative groups such as Big Umbrella, P.A.C.A.S., and Cartoonistas. Hernandez is known to draw many of his creative influences from the original comics of his youth; particularly the works of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. He also cites successful self-published creators such as Carlos Saldaña and Richard Dominguez as inspirations.